Capt. Richard/1 Beers

M, #26153, (say 1610 - 4 September 1675)
Last Edited9 May 2008
       Capt. Richard/1 Beers, who had served in the Pequot War in 1637 and been 31 years a selectman of Watertown, MA, is best remembered as the military commander of an expedition of 36 men and two oxen which attempted to evacuate the English settlement of Squakheag (Northfield) during Philip's War, but was ambushed and lost more than half its men, including the commander. See Hist. Northfield (1875), 70-80.1

Family

Elizabeth (–?–) b. s 1610
Children

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S269] Sheldon and Temple, Hist. Northfield, 70-80.
  2. [S254] Watertown Records, 7, Sary Beeres bur.
  3. [S254] Watertown Records, 6, Sary Beeres b.
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